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Zimbabwe urged not to use torture investigative method

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has expressed grave concern over ongoing allegations of torture by law enforcement agencies and private individuals, calling for the adoption of professional investigative methods and an end to i…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:34hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter

Burnside couple surrenders US$1800 after 1 hour torture

A couple from Burnside suburb in Bulawayo endured an hour of torture at the hands of two masked and armed robbers who reportedly stole US$1800 from them.The robbers, clad in balaclavas and dark sunglasses, were armed with an iron bar and a…

Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:45hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter

Chinese national filmed torturing Zimbabwean miners

Calls for the immediate arrest of a Chinese national recorded torturing locals in Bindura over alleged diesel theft are increasing. The unnamed Chinese manager at Makanga Mine was filmed tying up Zimbabwean workers on a loader bucket and r…

Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:01hrs | 1535 | by Staff reporter

Police sued for wrongful arrest, torture

HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have been ordered to pay US$2 500 in damages to a Masvingo woman for wrongful arrest and torture.Masvingo magistrate Isaac Chikura…

Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Ex-MDC MP abducted, tortured and injected with 'unknown substance'

James Chidhakwa, the former Member of Parliament for Mabvuku Tafara, was reportedly subjected to abduction, torture, and subsequently left in Acturus on Monday night, as reported by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). This incident is…

Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 08:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

CIOs up for torturing man

A BUDIRO man was severely assaulted and tortured by suspected  Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officers before being handed over to the police on charges of plotting to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa.This emerged in court…

Published: 07 Jan 2023 at 07:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bizzare twist to CCC activist torture saga

POLICE yesterday said they must be given â€˜space' in their investigations into torture of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Godrey Karembera while in custody at Harare Central Police Station.Karembera yesterday appeared before …

Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

CIO operatives terrorise man over torture expose

A GOKWE man from Nembudziya's Mutora stands is living in fear after he was terrorised by alleged members of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) for reporting a case of torture by members of th…

Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Journalist tortured and abandoned to die in South Sudan

Journalist Joseph Afandy was found abandoned to die in Juba, the South Sudan capital, on 7 March. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) representing 600,000 journalists across the world condemns this inhumane and brutal act met…

Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Marange diamonds torture exposure vindicates civil society

Attempts to cover-up human rights abuses in Marange diamond fields have dismally failed after the BBC Panorama programme found that a torture camp run by Zimbabwean soldiers is operating in the area (BBC.co.uk, Marange diamond field: Zimba…

Published: 08 Aug 2011 at 15:31hrs | 1 | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri | Political Analyst, London

Arrests, torture return to Zim

With or without President Robert Mugabe's agreement, Zimbabwe's securocrats intend to drive Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, out of the two-year-old unity government.The only …

Published: 21 Mar 2011 at 12:01hrs | 2 | by Peta Thornycroft

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